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Decontamination

Filtration performance, fit test and side effects of respiratory personal protective equipment following decontamination: Observations for user safety and comfort

Nathalie Turgeon, Mélissa Pagé, Justin Robillard, Véronique Goulet, Ali Bahloul, Clothilde Brochot, Mohamed Nejib Saidi, Nathan Dumont-Leblond, Caroline Duchaine

published 23 Jan 2023

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Effectiveness of formaldehyde in various soil types as a wide area decontamination approach for Bacillus anthracis spores

William Richter, Michelle Sunderman, Zachary Willenberg, Michael Calfee, Shannon Serre, Joseph P. Wood

published 18 Nov 2022

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Decontamination of Geobacillus Stearothermophilus using the Arca Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide decontamination system

Loren Benjamin Mead, Tanner Mathison, Garry Osborne, Anne Marie Richards

published 20 Sep 2022

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Healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes towards sterilization and reuse of medical devices in primary and secondary care public hospitals in Nepal: A multi-centre cross-sectional survey

Gopal Panta, Ann K. Richardson, Ian C. Shaw, Patricia A. Coope

published 01 Aug 2022

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A quantitative microbial risk assessment for touchscreen user interfaces using an asymmetric transfer gradient transmission mode

Andrew Di Battista

published 25 Mar 2022

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Plasma generated ozone and reactive oxygen species for point of use PPE decontamination system

Min Huang, Md Kamrul Hasan, Kavita Rathore, Md Abdullah Hil Baky, John Lassalle, Jamie Kraus, Matthew Burnette, Christopher Campbell, Kunpeng Wang, Howard Jemison, Suresh Pillai, Matt Pharr, David Staack

published 25 Feb 2022

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Impact of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation on new silicone half-piece elastometric respirator (VJR-NMU) performance, structural integrity and sterility during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thananda Trakarnvanich, Uraporn Phumisantiphong, Sujaree Pupipatpab, Chayanee Setthabramote, Bunpot Seakow, Supanit Porntheeraphat, Jakravoot Maneerit, Anan Manomaipiboon

published 14 Oct 2021

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Practical considerations for Ultraviolet-C radiation mediated decontamination of N95 respirator against SARS-CoV-2 virus

Guillaume R. Golovkine, Allison W. Roberts, Chase Cooper, Sebastian Riano, Angela M. DiCiccio, Daniel L. Worthington, Jeffrey P. Clarkson, Michael Krames, Jianping Zhang, Ying Gao, Ling Zhou, Scott B. Biering, Sarah A. Stanley

published 12 Oct 2021

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Applying heat and humidity using stove boiled water for decontamination of N95 respirators in low resource settings

Siddharth Doshi, Samhita P. Banavar, Eliott Flaum, Surendra Kulkarni, Ulhas Vaidya, Shailabh Kumar, Tyler Chen, Arnab Bhattacharya, Manu Prakash

published 30 Sep 2021

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The properties of hot household hygroscopic materials and their potential use for non-medical facemask decontamination

Marie-Line Andreola, Fréderic Becquart, Wahbi Jomaa, Paul O. Verhoeven, Gérard Baldacchino, Simon Hemour, D-Mask consortium

published 07 Sep 2021

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UV decontamination of personal protective equipment with idle laboratory biosafety cabinets during the COVID-19 pandemic

Davis T. Weaver, Benjamin D. McElvany, Vishhvaan Gopalakrishnan, Kyle J. Card, Dena Crozier, Andrew Dhawan, Mina N. Dinh, Emily Dolson, Nathan Farrokhian, Masahiro Hitomi, Emily Ho, Tanush Jagdish, Eshan S. King, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Curtis J. Donskey, Nikhil Krishnan, Gleb Kuzmin, Ju Li, Jeff Maltas, Jinhan Mo, Julia Pelesko, Jessica A. Scarborough, Geoff Sedor, Enze Tian, Gary C. An, Sean A. Diehl, Jacob G. Scott

published 26 Jul 2021

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Construction and validation of an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system using locally available components

Eric Schnell, Elham Karamooz, Melanie J. Harriff, Jane E. Yates, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Stephen M. Smith

published 23 Jul 2021

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“Don, doff, discard” to “don, doff, decontaminate”—FFR and mask integrity and inactivation of a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate and a norovirus following multiple vaporised hydrogen peroxide-, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation-, and dry heat decontaminations

Louisa F. Ludwig-Begall, Constance Wielick, Olivier Jolois, Lorène Dams, Ravo M. Razafimahefa, Hans Nauwynck, Pierre-Francois Demeuldre, Aurore Napp, Jan Laperre, Etienne Thiry, Eric Haubruge

published 19 May 2021

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